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Mountain

Obruk Başı

Located in Erfelek İlçesi, Sinop Province Coordinates: 41°57′28″ N 34°49′06″ E

Map showing the location of Obruk Başı Obruk Başı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
120 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tavşan
0.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
NOP Sinop Airport22 km
KFS Kastamonu Airport111 km

About Obruk Başı

Obruk Başı is a mountain. Location: Erfelek İlçesi, Sinop Province. Elevation: 120 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Obruk Tepesi and Yenice Çay.

Climate of Obruk Başı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 7° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (93 mm)
Driest month
July (37 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Obruk Başı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°11°16°20°24°27°27°23°19°14°10°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°8°12°15°18°18°15°11°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)785653485246374859868393

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Obruk Başı

The nearest airport is Sinop Airport (NOP), 22 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kastamonu, 108 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Sinop Airport (NOP) Sinop 22 kmeast
  • Kastamonu Airport (KFS) Kastamonu 111 kmsouthwest
  • Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH) Amasya 138 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kastamonu Population: 125.6K 108 kmsouthwest
  • Samsun Population: 394K 147 kmsoutheast
  • Çorum Population: 269.6K 157 kmsouth
  • Amasya Population: 114.9K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Karabük Population: 125.4K 201 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Obruk Başı

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 268 natural sites, 140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

  • Tavşan Adası Island 20 kmNE
  • Sarı Ada Island 22 kmNE
  • Sarıkum Gölü Lake 11 kmNE
  • Erfelek Baraj Gölü Lake 11 kmS

25–60 km97 places

  • Soluk Dağ Mountain 59 kmSE
  • Zindan Dağı Mountain 41 kmSW
  • Kara Dağ Mountain 32 kmS
  • Türbe Tepesi Mountain 51 kmS

60–100 km195 places

  • Karaboğaz Gölü Lake 87 kmE
  • Terzili Göleti Lake 86 kmSW
  • Altınkaya Baraj Gölü Lake 78 kmSE
  • Çiğdem Barajı Lake 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tavşan Village, Erfelek İlçesi
    0.4 km SE
  • Kanlıca Village, Erfelek İlçesi
    0.5 km SW
  • Karacaköy Village, Erfelek İlçesi
    1.1 km SE
  • Dere Village, Erfelek İlçesi
    1.2 km S
  • Kurt Village, Erfelek İlçesi
    1.6 km SW
  • Toruş Village, Erfelek İlçesi
    1.8 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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